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What does the equation $dS = \frac{\delta Q}{T}$ represent?
What does the equation $dS = \frac{\delta Q}{T}$ represent?
- Change in entropy for reversible processes (correct)
- Change in volume for irreversible processes
- Change in temperature for reversible processes
- Change in energy for irreversible processes
What is the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution valid for?
What is the Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution valid for?
- Liquids or solids
- Gases only
- Atoms or mole (correct)
- Molecules or ions
What is the equation for entropy in thermodynamics?
What is the equation for entropy in thermodynamics?
- $S = \frac{\delta Q}{T} - k_B \ln \Omega$
- $S = k_B \ln \Omega + \frac{\delta Q}{T}$
- $S = \frac{\delta Q}{T}$
- $S = k_B \ln \Omega$ (correct)
What does the Boltzmann constant ($k_B$) represent in the equation $S = k_B \ln \Omega$?
What does the Boltzmann constant ($k_B$) represent in the equation $S = k_B \ln \Omega$?
What quantity does Ω denote in the equation $S = k_B \ln \Omega$?
What quantity does Ω denote in the equation $S = k_B \ln \Omega$?
What does the equation $S = k_B \times \text{ln} \thinspace \boldsymbol{k_B}$ represent in the equation $S = k_B \times \text{ln} \thinspace \boldsymbol{k_B$?
What does the equation $S = k_B \times \text{ln} \thinspace \boldsymbol{k_B}$ represent in the equation $S = k_B \times \text{ln} \thinspace \boldsymbol{k_B$?